Rob Simmons Quotes

"There's been a lot said about Social Security reform. What has been left out of the debate is the double tax on Social Security benefits. I believe it's time to get rid of a tax that punishes seniors and discourages work and retirement savings."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Time, Work, Benefits, Debate, Tax, Reform, Retirement, Security)

"The best governor in the world is the person who never really planned to be governor."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: World)

"The 1993 Social Security tax penalizes seniors who have planned for their retirement through savings, investment and hard work. That's wrong, and that's why the double tax on Social Security must end."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Work, End, Tax, Hard work, Investment, Retirement, Security, Wrong)

"My opponents attitude is, 'If it moves, tax it, if it keeps moving, regulate it and when it stops, subsidize it."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Attitude, Tax, Opponents)

"We've got to help small businesses because they are the backbone of our economy. We've got to increase opportunities for everyone and we can do that by helping women and minority-owned businesses."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Women, Economy, Help, Minority)

"Indictments of any kind are serious. That being said, let's not forget that an indictment is not a conviction. We still have due process in this country."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Being, Conviction, Country, Forget)

"We're quickly moving to the point where we will have no military bases in the Northeast, and this undermines support for the military. We are a nation of citizen soldiers."
- Rob Simmons
(Related: Military, Nation, Soldiers, Support, Will)